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under the auspices of the Faculty of Education
Table of Provisions (11)
Statutory Text (11 Articles)
B
L.N. 364 of 2017
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the
General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004
for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in
Science for Education and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons) -
under the auspices of the Faculty of Education
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75 (6) of the
Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated
the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Education in virtue of
the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1) (c) of the said Act and which have been
approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 81 (2) of the
said Act
Citation and Interpretation
(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of
the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the degree
of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science for Education and Communication -
B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Education;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Science (Honours) in Science for Education and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons);
“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science
for Education and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons); and
“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University
Undergraduate Awards, 2004.
Applicability
These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October
2017 or later.
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Areas of Specialisation
The Degree may be offered in any one of the following areas
Science with specialisation in Biology
Science with specialisation in Chemistry
Science with specialisation in Physics.
Special Course Requirements for Admission
To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart
from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions
Regulations, be in possession of the following special course requirements
(a) for Science with specialisation in Biology: a pass at Advanced Level at
Grade C or better in Biology and a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in
Chemistry;
(b) for Science with specialisation in Chemistry: a pass at Advanced Level
at Grade C or better in Chemistry and a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or
better in Pure Mathematics or Physics; and
(c) for Science with specialisation in Physics: a pass at Advanced Level at
Grade C or better in Physics and a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in
Pure Mathematics.
Applicants who possess a grade D when the minimum specified grade is
C in only one of the required subjects, whether at Advanced or Intermediate Level, of
the special course requirements indicated in bye-law 4, shall be admitted under those
conditions as the Board of Studies may impose to compensate for the qualification
deficiency. If, by the end of the first year, such students do not successfully complete
all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of the Course, they shall
be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year
nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.
Course Duration
The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.
Programme of Study
The Board shall publish the programme of study before the commencement
of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate,
be constrained to make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the
credits as indicated in the programme of study for the Degree, provided that the
programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of
the Principal Regulations.
Students shall be required to register and pass in study-units to which a
total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.
Classification of the Award
The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree
shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, each of which shall
be weighted equally.
The Degree classification shall be published according to the provisions
of the Principal Regulations.
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